Life doesn't seem to ever be boring for Lady Georgiana
Rannoch, thirty-fourth in line for the throne of England in 1932. Royal Bloodis the fourth tale of her adventures
and misadventures trying to support herself during The Great Depression. Since she doesn't have any real skills, it is
hard. And her habit of finding danger
certainly doesn't help.

Winter is setting in, and Lady Georgiana is trying to figure
out how she will survive the coming months without an income. But her immediately problems are solved when
the Queen asks "Georgie" to be the family representative at a royal
wedding. In fact, the bride is an old
school friend and has asked Georgie to be one of the bridesmaids. There's just the little matter of finding a
maid willing to work for free to accompany her.
Georgie finds the worst maid imaginable, but desperate, they set off
together.

The wedding is to take place at a remote castle in Transylvania, a castle that once belonged to Vlad the
Impaler. Georgie doesn't believe in
vampires, but she has just arrived when she sees someone climbing up the castle
wall. Then people are appearing and
disappearing from her room. She is quite
spooked before someone keels over dead.
The death has deep political implications. But was it a vampire or is the killer all too
human?

Those already familiar with the series, don't worry. The book hasn't lost its comic touch. In fact, despite the cold and gothic castle
setting, it spoofs vampires more than it takes them seriously. I was grinning or laughing at various times
throughout the course of the book. The
writing, with Georgie's first person narration, flows well, making this a fast
read that is over all too soon.

The mystery is often slow to get started in this series, and
here that is more the case than normal.
The book starts off in England,
giving us a chance to get some updates and cameos from series regulars there
before setting off for the main event in Transylvania. Once we arrive at the castle, things do begin
to pick up, however. I quickly got
caught up in the mystery, and the ending actually surprised me.

Since this if the fourth book in the series, I love these
characters. I didn't find the time spent
in London that
boring since I enjoyed finding out what is happening to some of the series
regulars who aren't a major part of the story.
Although you might be surprised who all shows up at the wedding before
the book is over. I know I was. These characters continue to be strong and
provide some good laughs. There are quite
a few new characters as well, and I never had a hard time keeping them
straight. They were real enough to make me
care about the outcome. And if a few
showed up again in future books, I certainly wouldn't complain.

Royal Bloodmay take a while to get going, but it is always
a delight to read. I can't wait for my
next visit with Lady Georgiana.

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